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And when the office is open, Fridays have been deemed meeting-free so the 65-person company can get in that flow state, according to Fitzgerald, who co-founded the firm and serves as its president...
Earlier attempts to help Fridays were aimed at easing dress codes (Casual Fridays), giving a couple hours off for a few months (Summer Fridays) or some kind of other perk, like free pizza or ice cream.. But those strategies have done little to turn the tide..
Researchers at Texas A&M School of Public Health studied the Friday effect and found productivity dipped whether workers were in the office or working remotely..
In July 2023, the Flex Index reported that companies that require only one day of in-person work grew at nearly twice the rate of those that had mandated returning to the office five days a week...
Hibaaq Abdillahi, a 32-year-old brand manager from Minneapolis, said getting meeting-free Fridays at Oyster, a human resources firm, has dramatically boosted productivity..
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